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Author:   Karen A. Terio (DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, Zoological Pathology Program, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Brookfield, IL, USA) ,  Denise McAloose (VMD, Diplomate ACVP, Pathology Department, Wildlife Conservation Society, Zoological Health Program, Bronx, NY, USA) ,  Judy St. Leger (DVM, Diplomate ACVP, Research and Science, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, San Diego, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443184376

ISBN 10:   0443184372
Pages:   1082
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Wildlife Necropsy 2. Forensic Wildlife Pathology 3. Wildlife Zoonoses 4. Laboratory Diagnostics 5. Introduction to Comparative Clinical Pathology 6. Bovidae, Antilocapridae, Giraffidae, Tragulidae, Hippopotamidae 7. Cervidae 8. Camelidae 9. Suidae and Tayassuidae 10. Canidae, Ursidae, and Ailuridae 11. Felidae 12. Mustelidae 13. Procyonidae, Viverridae and Ursidae 14. Prosimians 15. New World and Old World Monkeys 16. Apes 17. Proboscidea 18. Perissodactyla 19. Monotremes and Marsupials 20. Lagomorpha 21. Rodentia 22. Xenartha, Erinacoemorpha, Eutheria, and Afrotheria 23. Cetacea 24. Pinnipediae 25. Sirenia 26. Chiroptera 27. Struthioniformes 28. Sphenisciformes, Gaviiformes, Podiceipediformes, Procellariiformes,and Pelecaniformes 29. Phoenicopteriformes 30. Anseriformes, Ciconiiformes, Charadriiformes, and Gruiformes 31. Birds of Prey 32. Galliformes and Columbiformes 33. Psittaciformes, Coliiformes, Musophagiformes, and Cuculiformes 34. Passeriformes, Trochiliformes, Coraciiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, and Piciformes 35. Chelonia 36. Crocodilia 37. Lacertilia 38. Serpentis 39. Amphibia 40 Osteichthyes (Freshwater and Marine) 41. Chondrichthes 42. Invertebrates Appendix A: Viral Families and Documented Diseases

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As the lead of the Zoological Pathology Program (ZPP), Dr. Terio provides comprehensive pathology services to the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo, John G. Shedd Aquarium and Lincoln Park Zoo as well as to local, national and international wildlife agencies and conservation programs. Her research focuses on the pathogenesis of diseases affecting free-ranging and captive wild animal populations. She serves as an advisor for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Felid Taxon Advisory Group, several individual felid Species Survival Plans (SSP), the Chimpanzee SSP as well as for in situ conservation programs including the Cheetah Conservation Fund and the Gombe Ecosystem Health Project. Dr. McAloose directs the pathology and molecular diagnostic laboratories at the WCS, which provide diagnostic services and consultation to the organization’s 4 zoos and aquarium in New York City and their local and international conservation projects in over 40 countries. Primary interests include emerging diseases and the development and implementation of field-based tools for disease diagnostics, species identification, and biodiversity studies. She serves as an advisor for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Felid Taxon Advisory Group and individual felid and canid Species Survival Plans (SSP). She is also a Senior Courtesy Lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Veterinary Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She serves as a Scientific Advisory Board member for the Morris Animal Foundation and has served as a member of the National Marine Fisheries Services/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Working Group for Unusual Marine Mammal Mortality Events. Dr. Judy St. Leger is a consulting veterinarian for global wildlife health. She is an adjunct professor of Pathology at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Her work includes diagnostic investigations in the health of aquatic animals and birds. Her research focuses on marine mammal viral screening, pathogenesis of select infectious agents, and killer whale disease concerns. Dr. St. Leger has authored or coauthored 150 scientific manuscripts and is a frequent lecturer on topics related to pathology of marine species. She is a past associate editor for the journal Veterinary Pathology and past president of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM). She has served on the boards of the CL Davis Foundation and the scientific advisory board of the Morris Animal Foundation.

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